Portable apparatus for hip-up exercise

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to a portable apparatus for hip-up exercise, and according to one aspect of the present invention, a portable apparatus for hip-up exercise comprises: a first wearable band which is formed to be wearable on a left thigh; a second wearable band which is formed to be wearable on a right thigh; and a connection band which connects the first wearable band with the second wearable band, and is transformed in an elastic manner.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to an exercise apparatus, moreparticularly, an easy to carry and use portable apparatus for performinga hip-up exercise that enables a user to enjoy exercise without regardto place. The present invention allows the user to exercise at anoptimum state according to the body condition and exercise method of theuser.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Human desire for a beautiful appearance is not just a recent trend.Rather, consistent efforts have been made to look more beautiful andhealthy. More recently, efforts have been made to receive attention forhaving a beautiful body as well as face. To obtain a beautiful body,people make great efforts in both diet and body management regardless ofsex or age.

The most important thing in a person's bodily appearance can be balance.Whether short or not skinny, one can present a sufficiently good senseof figure to others if one keeps a balanced body, which may allow one tolook much skinnier or relatively tall. The most important parts of abody's balance can be the body line and hip line. A hip with suitableheight and volume helps legs look long and slim.

In general, the amount of muscle volume slowly decreases after aperson's thirties, and the muscles further decline after a person'ssixties, so if one doesn't maintain a steady exercise habit, thebuttocks muscles rapidly decrease, resulting in sagging hips.

In order to maintain toned hips with beautiful lines, it is necessary toeffectively exercise hip muscles. The present invention calls this typeof exercise a hip-up exercise. For a hip-up exercise, it is good to doexercise that enables hip muscles to contract, but in daily life it isdifficult to expect this type of exercise. In particular, in modern lifewhere physical activities are noticeably decreased, it is difficult toexpect repetitive exercise for contraction and relaxation of hipmuscles.

Therefore, extra exercise for hip-up or a special apparatus for hip-upcan be necessary.

In fact, it is difficult to find a piece of simple exercise equipment,for home use at present, that assists hip-up exercise effectively,intensively and in a suitable form. However, even though fitness centerswith fitness equipment generally have a hip-up exercise apparatus, thesize is so big, the price is too costly to be used at home, and thepossible exercise positions are also extremely limited because theexercise method is monotonous.

Therefore, it is necessary to provide a relatively simple apparatus thatcan easily be used at home, and that enables an effective hip-upexercise to be performed.

Published patent no. 10-2004-0095556 in Korea discloses a hip-upexercise machine, comprising: a structure, with a sliding plateinstalled in the center of height adjustable frame and a slider which ischafed by the plate and which is manipulated up by shoulders and down byits force of restoration, composed of means that enables a user standingin front of the sliding plate to repeat exercise by the user's motionthat manipulates the slider up and down within a predetermined range; astructure, having a) a frame with a sliding plate in the center of theframe, b) a slider which can be chafed by the sliding plate, c) afriction roller at the inside of the slider, d) a rotational gearfurnished in the friction roller, e) a resistant gear furnished at theinside of the slider, meshing with the rotational gear, f) a coilspring, between the axis of the resistant gear and the resistant gear,which contracts and relaxes incorporating up and down motion of theslider, and g) a backpiece and shoulder hanger in front, characterizedby composing (i) the slider connected to the guider of the frame withthe both outthrusted ends of the resistant gear, (ii) a chair, and (iii)a feet support; and a sawtooth structure, between the sliding plate andthe friction roller of the slider, where both rub each other.

Also, published patent no. 10-2004-0095556 in Korea describes that thistype of hip-up exercise machine helps prioritize hip and thigh muscledevelopment, resulting in a hip-up exercise effect that maintainsbeautiful hips without any sagging.

However, the hip-up exercise machine according to Korean publishedpatent no. 10-2004-0095556 has a complicated structure which makesmanufacturing difficult and increased cost that makes it hard to easilybuy and use the machine by an ordinary household.

In addition, the exercise method using the above hip-up exercise machineutilizes extremely monotonous motion, greatly limiting possible exercisepositions.

Therefore, Korean published patent no. 10-2004-0095556 cannot supportexercise that is suitable to the body condition and requirement of auser, and quite monotonous motions incorporating this exercise machinedo not sufficiently exercise the buttock muscles, so it is hard toexpect intensive hip-up exercise.

DETAILED EXPLANATION OF THE INVENTION Technical Objectives

The present invention was devised to solve the above mentioned problems,and provides, in one embodiment, a portable apparatus for performing ahip-up exercise which enables a user to enjoy exercise without regard toplace because it is easy to carry and use, thereby enabling the user todo various types of hip-up exercise as well as a manufacturer tominimize production cost, and which enables the user to do hip-upexercise at an optimum state according to the body condition andexercise method of the user.

Means of Solving the Problems

A portable apparatus for hip-up exercise according to a preferredembodiment of the present invention comprises: a first wearable bandformed to be wearable on the left thigh; a second wearable band formedto be wearable on the right thigh; and a connection band connecting saidfirst wearable band to said second wearable band and which iselastically transformable.

Here, said first wearable band and second wearable band are formed inthe shape of a band so that they can wrap around a whole or a part of athigh circumference and a clamped part which clamps said first wearableband and second wearable band, respectively, is formed so that saidfirst wearable band and second wearable band are fixed at the thigh.

And said clamped part, which is formed longer than said first wearableband and second wearable band, is coupled to the outside of said firstwearable band and second wearable band, and therein forms a clampingring one end of which can be inserted into the other end, forms a firstcoupling means at one side of the outside, and may form a secondcoupling means which is near said first coupling means and which coupleswith said first coupling means.

Unlike this, said clamped part, which is formed longer than said firstwearable band and second wearable band, is coupled to the outside ofsaid first wearable band and second wearable band, and therein forms afirst coupling means at one side of the inside, and may form a secondcoupling means which couples with said first coupling means at one sideof the outside.

And, said clamped part, which is formed longer than said first wearableband and second wearable band, is coupled to the outside of said firstwearable band and second wearable band, which are slidably coupled alongsaid clamped part, and a wearable ring to be connected to saidconnection band may be formed.

In a portable apparatus for hip-up exercise according to a preferredembodiment of the present invention, said connection band is removablyconnected to said first wearable band and second wearable band.

Said first wearable band and second wearable band may be composed of awearing part which is worn on the thigh and a knee part which is formedon the lower side of said wearing part and which is formed to be able tocover knees.

In addition, said knee part may be removably coupled to said wearingpart.

Said knee part comprises a knee band which is connected to the outsideof said knee part, which is formed to be capable of wrapping around auser's legs, and which fixes said knee part to be in solid contacted.

In a portable apparatus for hip-up exercise according to a preferredembodiment of the present invention, said first wearable band and secondwearable band may comprise an outer cover part and a buffer part whichis coupled to the inside of said outer cover part and cushions impact.

In addition, said removable knee part in said wearing part may comprisesaid outer cover part and a buffer part which is coupled to the insideof said outer cover part and cushions impact

In addition, a length of said connection band may be adjustable at anelastically non-transformed state.

In addition, a removable cover part may be located at the inside oroutside of said first wearable band and second wearable band.

Advantageous Effect of the Invention

According to the above mentioned, preferred embodiments of the presentinvention provide advantages including:

First, since the structure comprises a first wearable band and a secondwearable band worn on the thighs of a user and a connection bandconnects both of them so that hip-up exercise can be done with one legsupported and the other leg moving, a user can do hip-up exerciseportably without regard to place and a hip-up device is easy to carryand store.

Second, forming a first wearable band and second wearable band to beable to wrap around and be worn on the thigh and forming a clamped partto fix the bands help a user wear it on the thigh.

Third, forming a clamped part with a first coupling means and secondcoupling means makes wearing a first wearable band and second wearableband easy, and by forming a clamping ring on the clamped part, a usercan adjust the size of the first wearable band when the user wears thefirst wearable band on the thigh.

Fourth, by forming a wearable ring to be slidably coupled along aclamped part and to be connected to a connection band, the connectionpoint of the connection band does not obstruct performing a hip-upexercise even when a user does not wear a first wearable band on acorrect position. In particular, hip-up exercise can be done in a stableposture with the wearable ring because distortion does not act on thethigh due to the wearable ring's slidable coupling.

Fifth, forming a connection band to be removable from a first wearableband, etc., makes wearing of a first wearable band and second wearableband very easy, and in addition, forming the connection bandlength-adjustable helps a user do exercise suitable for the body sizeand exercise conditions of the user.

Sixth, when forming a first wearable band and second wearable band,dividing a wearing part and knee part helps protect the user's knee, andin case a user does exercise with the knee supported on the groundwithout any other equipment, does not cause knee pain, so exercise canbe done in a stable posture.

Seventh, by removably coupling a knee part to a wearing part, in casethe knee part is not necessary, exercise can be done with it removed,and since the knee part can be washed separately, it permits easy care.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 illustrates a preferred embodiment which shows a state a userwears a portable apparatus for hip-up exercise according to the presentinvention;

FIG. 2 illustrates an exploded oblique view of the portable apparatusfor hip-up exercise illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 a illustrates a top view which illustrates the portable apparatusfor hip-up exercise shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 b illustrates a top view of another preferred embodiment whichshows a portable apparatus for hip-up exercise as another example of thepresent invention;

FIG. 4 illustrates an oblique view of a partial structure of theportable apparatus for hip-up exercise shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 illustrates another preferred embodiment which shows a portableapparatus for hip-up exercise as another example of the presentinvention;

FIG. 6 illustrates a sectional view at A-A of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 illustrates a connection band of another preferred embodimentwhich shows a portable apparatus for hip-up exercise as another exampleof the present invention;

FIG. 8 illustrates a wearing band of another preferred embodiment whichshows a portable apparatus for hip-up exercise as another example of thepresent invention; and,

FIGS. 9 through 12 illustrate usable states of a portable apparatus forhip-up exercise according to the present invention.

DEFINITION OF MARKS WITH RESPECT TO THE MAJOR PARTS OF FIGURES

-   1: Portable apparatus for hip-up exercise-   100: First wearable band-   100 a: Outer cover part-   100 b: Buffer part-   100 c: Cover part-   110: Wearing part-   120: Knee part-   121: Knee band-   130: Clamped part-   131: Clamping ring-   132: First coupling means-   133: Second coupling means-   140: Wearable ring-   200: Second wearable band-   200 a: Outer cover part-   200 b: Buffer part-   200 c: Cover part-   210: Wearing part-   220: Knee part-   221: Knee band-   230: Clamped part-   231: Clamping ring-   232: First coupling means-   233: Second coupling means-   240: Wearable ring-   300: Connection band

BEST MODE OF PRACTICING THE INVENTION

FIG. 1 illustrates a preferred embodiment which shows a state a userwears a portable apparatus for hip-up exercise according to the presentinvention, and FIG. 2 illustrates an exploded oblique view of theportable apparatus for hip-up exercise illustrated in FIG. 1.

A portable apparatus for performing hip-up exercise (1) according to thepresent invention is easy to carry and store so that it can be easilyused without regard to place, relates to an exercise apparatus able topermit superior contraction of hip muscles during exercise.

In order to do this, a portable apparatus for hip-up exercise (1)according to the present invention comprises a first wearable band(100), a second wearable band (200) and a connection band (300), wheresaid first wearable band (100) and second wearable band are composed sothat those can be wearable on the thigh. Said first wearable band (100)and second wearable band (200) are to be worn on the thigh of each leg,and said connection band (300) is composed to connect said firstwearable band (100) and said second wearable band (200). Since saidfirst wearable band (100) and second wearable band (200) aresymmetrically formed, except in cases of special needs, said firstwearable band (100) and second wearable band (200) will be explainedtogether herein.

First and second wearable bands (100, 200), as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.2, comprise a wearing parts (110, 210) able to be worn on the thigh anda knee parts (120, 220) which is formed at the lower side of saidwearing parts (110, 210) and which may cover the knees. A portableapparatus for hip-up exercise (1) according to the present invention,wearable on the thigh, may -comprise said first and second wearablebands (100, 200) with removing said knee parts (120, 220), that is tosay, said wearing parts (110, 210) only, but as explained below,considering exercise in a form with the knee supported on the ground,one method among exercise methods able to make a superior effect onhip-up exercise, it is more desirable that said first and secondwearable bands (100, 200) include said knee part (120, 220).

Said first and second wearable bands (100, 200) are designed so thateach is wearable on the left or right thigh, in particular, said wearingparts (110, 210) may be worn on the thigh. Said first and secondwearable bands (100, 200) may be formed to cover a part of thecircumference of a thigh, but considering the sensation and convenienceof use during exercise to a user, it is desirable that the first andsecond wearable bands are formed to be able to cover the whole thigh.

Said first and second wearable bands (100, 200) are formed in a wide andlong form of band, and are coupled with a clamped part (130, 230).

Said clamped part (130, 230) is a means designed so that said first andsecond wearable band (100, 200) may be solidly fixed on the thigh, andmay be formed in a variety of forms for wearing said first and secondwearable bands (100, 200). That is to say, said clamped part (130, 230)can be composed of a button, a snap button, hook, Velcro, etc., ordivided into both left and right sides of said wearing parts (110, 210),and may be formed in a variety of forms so that both ends may couplewith each other such that said wearing parts (110, 210) wrap around thecircumference of the thigh.

Merely, it is desirable that said clamped part (130, 230) is composed ofVelcro in the form of belt so that said wearing parts (110, 210) may bemore solidly fixed on the thigh. Because said clamped part (130, 230) isdesigned in this manner, said wearing parts (110, 210) may be stablycoupled to whole circumference of the thigh with uniform coupling force,and during a user's exercise, said wearing part may maintain solidcoupling without separation or looseness.

As described above, a portable apparatus for performing a hip-upexercise (1) according to the present invention, composed of said firstwearable band (100) and second wearable band (200) formed to be wearableon the thigh and said connection band (300) is formed so that a hip-upexercise may be performed with one leg supported and the other legmoving, such that a user may perform a hip-up exercise portably withoutregard to place and the hip-up device is easy to carry and store.

In addition, since said first wearable band (100) and second wearableband (200) are formed to be wearable with the thigh covered and saidclamped part (130, 230) is used to fix those, it is easy to wear them onthe thigh can be easy.

FIG. 3 a illustrates a top view which illustrates the portable apparatusfor hip-up exercise (1) shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 b illustrates a topview of another preferred embodiment which shows a portable apparatusfor hip-up exercise (1) as another example of the present invention.

In a portable apparatus for hip-up exercise (1) according to a preferredembodiment of the present invention, said clamped part (130, 230) isformed longer enough than the length of said first and second wearableband (100, 200), and is coupled to the outside of said first and secondwearable bands (100, 200). That is to say, said clamped part (130, 230)is implemented in the form of long belt, and is coupled to the outsideof a wearing part (110, 210) of said first and second wearable bands(100, 200).

At an opposite direction from one side end of the outside of saidclamped part (130, 230), a first coupling means (132, 232) is formed andin sequence to said first coupling means (132, 232), a second couplingmeans (133, 233) is formed. Here, it is desirable that said firstcoupling means (132, 232) and second coupling means (133, 233) arecoupled to one another using Velcro.

In addition, at the other side end of said clamped part (130, 230), is aclamping ring (131, 231) into which the end of said clamped part (130,230) forming said first coupling means (132, 232) can be inserted.

Thus, as shown in FIG. 3 a, when said clamped part (130, 230) is woundin a form for wrapping around the thigh, after the end of said clampedpart (130, 230) forming said first coupling means (132, 232) passesthrough said clamping ring (131, 231), the end of said clamped part(130, 230) is wound again in the opposite direction, so said firstcoupling means (132, 232) and second coupling means (133, 233) arecoupled together.

That is to say, where the end of said clamped part (130, 230) passesthrough said clamping ring (131, 231), the end of said clamped part(130, 230) is pulled, where said first and second wearable band (100,200) solidly contact the thigh, said first coupling means (132, 232) andsecond coupling means (133, 233) are made close to couple each other.

Like this, since said first coupling means (132, 232) and secondcoupling means (133, 233) are formed on said clamped part (130, 230),wearing said first wearable band (100) and second wearable band (200) ismade easy, in particular, since said clamping ring (131, 231) is formedon said clamped part (130, 230), a user can adjust the size with theirhand when the user wears said first and second wearable band (100, 200)on their thigh.

In addition, since said first coupling means (132, 232) are formed fromthe end of said clamped part (130, 230), said first coupling means (132,232) solidly couples to the other part of said clamped part withoutseparating the end of said clamped part (130, 230), so said firstcoupling means (132, 232) looks neat on a user's wearing said first andsecond wearable band (100, 200) and is not an obstacle on the user'sexercise.

A portable apparatus for hip-up exercise (1) according to the presentinvention may be composed of a form, unlike a form shown in FIG. 3 a,that on one side of the inside of said clamped part (130, 230) a firstcoupling means (132, 232) is formed and that a second coupling means(133, 233) is formed on one side of the outside where said firstcoupling means (132, 232) is coupled. This embodiment is illustrated inFIG. 3 b.

That is to say, in this case, the end of said clamped part (130, 230),inserted into said clamping ring (131, 231), is not wound in theopposite direction, but is formed to be able to wrap the thigh in onedirection, and coupled with said first coupling means (132, 232) andsecond coupling means (133, 233).

Merely, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,for the convenience of wearing and solid fixation, it is desirable to beformed as shown in FIG. 3 a.

FIG. 4 illustrates an oblique view of a partial structure of theportable apparatus for hip-up exercise (1) shown in FIG. 1.

In a portable apparatus of hip-up exercise (1) according to a preferredembodiment of the present invention, on said clamped part (130, 230), awearable ring (140, 240) which is slidably formed along the longitudinaldirection of said clamped part (130, 230) is coupled.

Said clamped part (130, 230), as described above, is formed in a form oflong belt able to be wrapped around the circumference of said wearingpart (110, 210) of said first and second wearable band (100, 200), andmade longer enough than the length of said wearing part (110, 210). Allof the inside of said clamped part (130, 230) is not coupled on theoutside of said wearing part (110, 210), but as shown in FIG. 4, a partof the inside of said clamped part (130, 230) is coupled on the outsideof said wearing part (110, 210) so that said wearable ring (140, 240)movable in the longitudinal direction of said clamped part (130, 230)can be coupled

A structure like this enables said wearable ring (140, 240) to be slidin the longitudinal direction of said clamped part (130, 230) as well asprevents separation of said wearable ring (140, 240).

Said wearable ring (140, 240) is to be coupled to said connection bandand makes said connection band (300) be removably coupled. Saidconnection band (300) may be, for example, a rubber string or rubberband, and at both ends a connection ring which is formed removably fromsaid first and second wearable band (100, 200), particularly saidwearable ring (140, 240), is formed. And it is desirable for saidconnection band (300) to be length-adjustable. Here, said connectionband (300) is formed to be able to adjust the length at an elasticallynon-transformed state, and may be, for example, an ordinary shoulderstrap, a belt, etc., the length of which is adjustable.

In addition, depending on the amount or method of exercise of a user,said multiple connection bands (300) may be used in a form connected tosaid first and second wearable band (100, 200).

As described above, the point which said connection band (300) isconnected to is not determined at a specific point but longitudinallyadjustable at a random point of said wearing part (110, 210).

If the point where said connection band (300) is connected to saidwearing part (110, 210) is located at an inside part of a user's thigh,it is easy upon exercise, in addition, if said connection band (300) isrelatively short, sufficient resistance can be demonstrated upon auser's exercise, so even though said connection band (300) is formedrelatively short, said first and second wearable band (100, 200) may beeasily worn on the thigh even when the connection point of saidconnection band is not correctly set to the inside of the thigh,resulting in the connection point of said connection band (300) beingable to move to the inside of the thigh.

And, when the case is supposed that the point where said connection band(300) is connected to said wearing part (110, 210), by repetitive motionof the user's legs upon a user's exercise, said connection band (300)applies an external force on said wearing part (110, 210) repetitivelyin the forward or backward direction. In this case, torsion is appliedto the thigh through said wearing part (110, 210). However, this effectmakes the exercise inconvenient to a user as well as makes maintainingthe user's posture be difficult, so it is hard to expect effectivehip-up exercise.

Therefore, a portable apparatus for hip-up exercise (1) according to thepresent invention, to solve problems like these, makes distortion ofsaid wearing part (110) do not occur by said wearable ring (140, 240)upon moving of said connection band (300) which is sliding along saidclamped part (130, 230), resulting in a user's exercise in a stableposture.

Like this, a portable apparatus for hip-up exercise (1) according to thepresent invention, by forming said wearable ring (140, 240) which isslidably coupled along said clamped part (130, 230) and connected tosaid connection band (300), makes it possible that, though the positionof wearing said first and second wearable band (100, 200) is notcorrectly set, the connection point of said connection band (300) is notan obstacle to hip-up exercise, in particular, since torsion does notoccur on the thigh by said wearable ring (140, 240) slidable upon auser's hip-up exercise, the user can exercise in a stable posture.

In addition, said connection band (300) is formed removably from saidfirst and second wearable band (100, 200), so a user can easily wearsaid first wearable band (100) and second wearable band (200). Also, thelength of said connection band (300) is adjustable, resulting in auser's exercise suitable for the size of the human body and conditionsof exercise.

FIG. 5 illustrates another preferred embodiment which shows a portableapparatus for hip-up exercise (1) as another example of the presentinvention, and FIG. 6 illustrates a sectional view at A-A of FIG. 5.

In a portable apparatus for hip-up exercise (1) according to a preferredembodiment of the present invention, said first and second wearable band(100, 200) is composed of a wearing part (110, 210) which is worn on thethigh and a knee part (120, 220) which is formed at the lower side ofsaid wearing part (110, 210) and is able to cover the knee.

And said knee part (120, 220) is formed removably from said wearing part(110, 210). It is desirable to combine and separate said knee part (120,220) and wearing part (110, 210) by a means such as Velcro.

A portable apparatus for hip-up exercise (1) according to the presentinvention, used to exercise by mainly wearing on the thigh, is composedof said knee part (120, 220) so that an exercise method providing asuperior effect on hip-up exercise may be made easy. That is to say, asa method of effective hip-up exercise like shown in FIG. 7, a methodthat with one knee supported on the ground the other leg is repetitivelybeing moved can be considered, so the present invention considering thisform of exercise to be made is composed of said knee part (120, 220)

And, on said knee part (120, 220) is formed a knee band (121, 221) to beable to wrap the leg with one side coupled. Said knee band (121, 221) ismade stably contactable without separating said knee part (120, 220)from the leg upon a user's exercise.

Said knee band (121, 221) can be formed in a form of integral roundrubber band, in addition as shown in FIG. 5, in a form where said kneeband (121, 221) is divided into two parts so that both parts can combineeach other. In case said knee band (121, 221) is made including amaterial like rubber, etc., its elastic transformation can solveinconvenience occurring from that said knee band (121, 221) stronglytightens the leg upon wearing or exercise.

And in a case where said knee band (121, 221) is formed in a form wheresaid knee band (121, 221) is divided into two parts and combined eachother, it is desirable to use Velcro for its convenience of removal.

In a portable apparatus for hip-up exercise (1) according to the presentinvention, said first and second wearable band (100, 200) is formed in arelatively thick form to be able to work as a cushion in order that thepressure on the thigh by tightening said clamped part (130, 230) or fromsaid connection band (300) can be prevented and that the stable movingis assured upon a user's hip-up exercise, in particular, is composed ofan outer cover part (100 a, 200 a) and a buffer part (100 b, 200 b)which is coupled to the inside of said outer cover part (100 a, 200 a)and eases impact. That is to say, said buffer part (100 b, 200 b) takesthe form of cushion.

Here, said knee part (120, 220) to be formed removably from said wearingpart (110, 210) is also composed of an outer cover part (100 a, 200 a)and a buffer part (100 b, 200 b) which is coupled to the inside of saidouter cover part (100 a, 200 a) and eases impact.

Like this, a portable apparatus for hip-up exercise (1) according to apreferred embodiment of the present invention, composed of said wearingpart (110, 210) and knee part (120, 220) when forming said firstwearable band (100) and second wearable band (200), can protect theknee, and can make a user perform an exercise in a stable posture sinceno pain is applied to the knee even in case a user exercises with a kneesupported on the ground without a specific equipment.

In addition, said knee part (120, 220), made possible to be removablycombined to said wearing part (110, 210), can help a user do exercisewith the knee part (120, 220) separated in case the exercise does notneed said knee part (120, 220). In addition, said knee part (120, 220),which usually contacts on the ground upon exercise and gets dirty moreeasily than the other part, can be separately washed, so the separationprevents excess washing and provides an advantage of simple washing.

FIG. 7 illustrates a connection band (300) of another preferredembodiment which shows a portable apparatus for hip-up exercise (1) asanother example of the present invention.

Said connection band (300), length-adjustable at a state of elasticnon-transformation, may be formed in a form as shown in FIG. 7.

Said connection band (300) may be composed of a hook part (330) to beconnected to said first wearable band (100) and second wearable band(200), a connection part (340) connected from said hook part (330), andan adjustment device (350) formed in the middle of said connection part(340).

Said adjustment device (350) is composed of an adjustment case (351)which accommodates a part of said connection part, an adjustment cap(352) which covers the upper end of said adjustment case (351), and anadjustment bar (353) which adjusts the exposed length of said connectionpart (340).

Said adjustment case (351) is formed in a round shape so that saidconnection part (340) can be stored in its rolled state, and on the oneside an adjustment slit (351 a) where said connection part (340) iswithdrawn is formed. In FIG. 7, said connection part (340) formed at theleft side of said adjustment device (350) is to be formed solidly on theoutside of said adjustment case (351), and said connection part (340)formed at the right side of said adjustment device (350) is to be formedwithdrawably from the inside of said adjustment case (351).

Said adjustment bar (353) is coupled to the end of said connection part(340) which is maintained in its rolled form at the inside of saidadjustment case (351), and is formed rotatably at a state where saidadjustment bar (353) is exposed to the outside of said adjustment cap(352).

On said adjustment cap (352), an adjustment groove (352 a) which canreceive said adjustment bar (353) which is in its rotated state isformed in multiple along the circumference direction so that saidadjustment bar (353) can be inserted at a predetermined position. Saidadjustment groove (352 a). It is desirable that said adjustment groove(352 a) is formed to be forcibly inserted so that said adjustment bar(353) cannot be easily withdrawn.

Like this, after a user withdraws said connection part (340) in therolled form as much as need be in the inside of said adjustment case(351), the user can lock up said connection part (340) using saidadjustment bar (353) and adjustment groove (352 a).

FIG. 8 illustrates a wearing band (100, 200) of another preferredembodiment which shows a portable apparatus for hip-up exercise (1) asanother example of the present invention.

On the inside or outside of said first wearable band (100) and secondwearable band (200), a removable cover part (100 c, 200 c) is formed.

Said cover part (100 c, 200 c) is formed to be able to be coupled on theinside or outside of said first and second wearable band (100, 200),removably forming an adherence means like Velcro, in particular, so thatsaid cover part (100 c, 200 c) can be coupled to the inside of saidfirst and second wearable band (100, 200). At this moment, it isdesirable that said cover part (100 c, 200 c), like an ordinary towel,is composed of highly water absorbent materials.

Said cover part (100 c, 200 c) can be separated for washing, in casesaid cover part (100 c, 200 c) is coupled to the outside of said firstand second wearable band (100, 200) and gets dirty, resulting inpreventing cumbersome washing of the whole portable apparatus for hip-upexercise (1) according to the present invention.

In particular, it is desirable that said cover part (100 c, 200 c) isformed to be able to be coupled to the inside of said first and secondwearable band (100, 200), so said cover part (100 c, 200 c) is made toabsorb a user's sweat or dead skin and then said cover part (100 c, 200c) and may be separated for washing, so that the portable apparatus forhip-up exercise (1) can be easily maintained.

Hereinafter, several forms of using a portable apparatus for hip-upexercise (1) according to the present invention are simply described.

FIG. 9 illustrates the basic instruction of the exercise apparatusaccording to the present invention, called ‘Exercise Method 1’. InExercise Method 1, a user starts exercise with both knees placed on theground. In this state, one knee maintains contact with the ground whilethe other leg repeatedly moves backward up and down. In other words, oneleg remains fixed while the other leg repeats hip muscle contractionexercise as moving backward so that said connection band (300) can bestretched.

And as described above, in the portable apparatus for hip-up exercise(1) according to the present invention, since it already contains saidknee part (120, 220), said Exercise Method 1 is simply applicableeverywhere without having extra cushion equipment. FIG. 10 illustratesanother form of exercise method, called ‘Exercise Method 2’. In ExerciseMethod 2, a user stands still on the ground with one leg fixed as wellwhile the other leg moving backward, hip muscle contraction exercise isdone repeatedly by said connection band (300). The user repeatsexercise, stretching the desired leg backward.

As described above, in the portable apparatus for hip-up exercise (1)according to the present invention, by connecting said connection band(300) to said wearable ring (140, 240), even though a user repeatedlyexercises, the user can maintain exercise in a stable posture withoutdistortion of said wearing part (110, 210).

FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 illustrates another form of exercise methods, called‘Exercise Method 3’, and ‘Exercise Method 4’, respectively. BothExercise Method 3 and Exercise Method 4 are performed in a standing-upposture.

In ‘Exercise Method 3’, a user repeatedly performs exercise, spreadingtheir legs sideways, and in ‘Exercise Method 4’, a user moves one legforward, stretching said connection band (300). In either ExerciseMethod 3 or Exercise Method 4, a user may maintain exercise in a stableposture without distorting the thigh muscle by said wearable ring (140,240) which is slidably formed along said clamped part (130, 230).

Exercise Methods 1 through 4 may be said to be the most optimized knownexercise method for hip-up exercise until today. The portable apparatusfor hip-up exercise (1) according to the present invention is aninvention to be able to perform these various forms of exercise methodsintegratively, so it provides not only advantages of portability andease of usage, but it is also possible to perform appropriate movementadjustably according to a user's body conditions, propensity, etc.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

A portable apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the presentinvention provides the advantages that: since hip-up exercise can bedone with one leg supported and the other leg moving, a user can dohip-up exercise portably without regard to place and it is easy to carryand store; dividing a wearing part and knee part helps protection of theknee, and in case a user does exercise with the knee supported on theground without any other equipment, pains do not apply to the knee, soexercise can be done in a stable posture; and forming a clamped partwith a first coupling means and second coupling means makes wearing afirst wearable band and second wearable band easy, and by forming aclamping ring on the clamped part, a user can adjust the size of thefirst wearable band when the user wears the first wearable band on thethigh.

1. A portable apparatus for hip-up exercise, comprising: a firstwearable band which is formed to be wearable on the left thigh; a secondwearable band which is formed to be wearable on the right thigh; and aconnection band which connects said first wearable band to said secondwearable band and which is elastically transformable, characterized by astructure of said first wearable band and said second wearable bandcomprising a wearing part which is worn on the thigh and a knee partwhich is formed at the lower side of said wearing part and which isformed to be able to cover knees.
 2. A portable apparatus for hip-upexercise of claim 1, characterized by a structure forming a clamped partwhich clamps said first wearable band and said second wearable bandrespectively so that said first wearable band and second wearable bandare fixed at a thigh, said first wearable band and said second wearableband being formed in a form of band so that said first wearable band andsaid second wearable band can wrap whole or a part of circumference ofthe thigh.
 3. A portable apparatus for hip-up exercise of claim 2,characterized by a structure composed of said clamped part wherein saidclamped part is formed longer than length of both said first wearableband and second wearable band and coupled to the outside of said firstwearable band and second wearable band, a clamping ring of which endpart can be inserted into the other end part is formed, a first couplingmeans is formed at a part of the outside, and a second coupling meanswhich couples said first coupling means is formed near said firstcoupling means.
 4. A portable apparatus for hip-up exercise of claim 2,characterized by a structure composed of said clamped part wherein saidclamped part is formed longer than length of both said first wearableband and second wearable band and coupled to the outside of said firstwearable band and second wearable band, a first coupling means is formedat one side of the inside, and a second coupling means which couplessaid first coupling means is formed at one side of the outside.
 5. Aportable apparatus for hip-up exercise of claim 2, characterized by astructure composed of said clamped part wherein said clamped part isformed longer than length of both said first wearable band and secondwearable band and coupled to the outside of said first wearable band andsecond wearable band, which are slidably coupled along said clampedpart, and a wearable ring to be connected to said connection band isformed.
 6. A portable apparatus for hip-up exercise of claim 1,characterized by said connection band which can be removably connectedfrom said first wearable band and second wearable band.
 7. A portableapparatus for hip-up exercise of claim 1, characterized by said kneepart which can be removably coupled to said wearing part.
 8. A portableapparatus for hip-up exercise of claim 1, characterized by a structurecomprising a knee band which is coupled to the outside of said kneepart, which is long formed to be able to wrap the legs, and which fixessaid knee part to be solidly contacted.
 9. A portable apparatus forhip-up exercise of claim 1, characterized by a structure of said firstwearable band and second wearable band, comprising an outer cover partand a buffer part which is coupled to the inside of said outer coverpart and cushions the impact.
 10. A portable apparatus for hip-upexercise of claim 7, characterized by a structure of said knee part,comprising an outer cover part and a buffer part which is coupled to theinside of said outer cover part and cushions the impact.
 11. A portableapparatus for hip-up exercise of claim 1, characterized by a structureof said connection band the length of which is adjustable at anelastically non-transformed state.
 12. A portable apparatus for hip-upexercise of claim 1, characterized by a structure of forming a removablecover part on the inside or outside of said first wearable band andsecond wearable band.